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Elwyn Brooks White, best known as E.B. White , was the author of beloved children's books as well as poems, essays, and books for adults. His classics include Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. White is also famous for his co-authorship of The Elements of Style, also known as "Strunk and White." Born in Mount Vernon, New York in 1899, White graduated from Cornell University where he was editor of the student newspaper. In the next few years, he worked for an advertising agency and as a reporter for several news services and The Seattle Times. White published his first article in The New Yorker magazine in 1925, joined the staff in 1927, and contributed articles and sketches for the next sixty years. He won many awards, including the National Medal for Literature, a special Pulitzer Prize, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. White died in 1985.
No review be ause I never received this book.
This was supposed to be a hardcover version in good condition, but it was neither.
I have no idea what I received or who wrote, constructed, and published this but it is terrible. Among the issues: The format is center aligned. Is this poetry? There are spaces between almost every line itself. One side on the header has the title - great. The other? “IPAD”. What’s going on?
The Elements of Style Fourth addition seems smaller than the other edition. But I use it at my job and get things done correctly. I will probably buy the next edition when it comes out.
Whether you want to write a book or just improve your everyday writing (Email, Text, or the occasional Letter/Card), The Elements of Style is a great resources. Simple and to the point, Strunk doesn’t waste your time. A few things might seem a little outdated (depending on what edition you buy), but most of the lessons in this little book are timeless.
For the reviewer who pines for life as it was 50 years ago, actually in 1959, William Strunk Jr.'s Elements of Style, which had gone out of print at that point, was revised by a former student of Strunk's, E.B. White. This 2005 revision takes nothing away from the book, but reconsiders the original from a design perspective. As far as I'm concerned, the cloth cover, the 57 color illustrations, the high-quality printing, only add to the pure pleasure of reading or re-reading this book.
Published by Ashly Moore SheldonMay 2, 2023
Happy Wordsmith Day! If you identify as a word nerd, a storyteller, an orator or a writer, then today is your day. Here are some books that celebrate the power of words and the craft of using them well.
Published by Serge CruiseAugust 13, 2015
When today's college students are reading, their literary canon is centered on textbooks, course related articles, and manuscripts. Only a few students create the opportunity to read beyond the confines of their coursework and for many this is a missed opportunity. What about the books that will help you make the most of these precious years, not just the years that come after?
